Ben I posted at about 6:30 AM before I went to work. I donít know why it shows 3:37 AM. Iím on EST as well.

Thanks also about the words about hitting a plateau. I expected it. Since I donít have that much to lose (30 pounds total) I rather thought I would have hit it before now.

First kiss? I seem to remember it being in grade school. I donít even remember his name. We were walking home from school and his friend asks him, ďWell, are you gonna do it?Ē Next thing I knew I had a sloppy kiss on my cheek. I was so shocked I didnít do anything, while he and his friend ran, laughing down the road. Boys are weird.

I didn't have any other kind of kiss until years later, after high shool, so I was both an early and a late bloomer.

I like the hair style, Emily. I just hope your happy with it when itís done. Itís one thing to choose something, itís another to have it thrust on you.

I had a really nice day today. It started out with getting the first post. The when I went to work, I found 3 valentines on my desk. 2 bags of candy (which I didnít touchĖI swear I brought them home and gave them to my mother) and a mylar (not a rubber) balloon in the shape of a heart! Everyone got one from one of the bosses. Wasnít that a very nice way to start the day?

Tomorrow everyone has got to wear red of some kind. Iím going to wear a red shirt.

I would also like to tell everyone that my boss hasnít forgotten about my reclass. She spoke to me about it the other day and we have started putting the paperwork to together. That is VERY good news and will go a long way towards my dream of getting a different house.

I also meant to comment the other day about ďFaith of the HeartĒ someone here (forgive my failing memory but I donít remember who) being all I, I, I. Well a point I wanted to make was that this was when we first went to space. It was years later that the Federation was formed and the Us, Us, Us started. We were not to the point of wanted to work with other races just yet. Hope that makes sense.

I think the song works for the feel of the show and I love the words. Very uplifting.

My back is killing me. What I ever did to my back to make it want to commit such mayhem I have no idea. This is what happens when you slave over a hot laptop all the livelong day.

Yoga, sweet boy, yoga. And chocolate. And lots of stretching. And something chocolate. And some loving friend to rub yer shoulders and pound yer spine with a rubber mallet... and something chocolate. (Can you tell I've been depriving myself???)

I would also like to tell everyone that my boss hasnít forgotten about my reclass. She spoke to me about it the other day and we have started putting the paperwork to together. That is VERY good news and will go a long way towards my dream of getting a different house.

It's going to be an early night for me, too. Have made tentative plans for tomorrow evening to see a production of CHAPTER TWO, but I can't go if I don't feel better, so I'm hoping a longer night's sleep will do it.

I saw Richard Valley's comments at The DVD Place, and made my own comments. Never did I think those Holmes DVDs would see the light of day in such beautiful, remastered transfers. And with the release of the two Fox/Holmes period pieces, the set will be complete. Sometimes, life is VERY good.

Oh, to eat or not to eat, that is the question. I had tacos without the shells for luncheon, followed by some peanuts without the shells for snackcheon. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous hunger or...

NEW YORK ó One of America's most famous couples is calling it quits. Are you sitting down?

After 43 years together, Barbie and Ken ó as in the dolls ó have decided that breaking up is hard to do, but do it they must.

Since they're dolls ó and famous ó Barbie and Ken had no direct comment about their split at the International Toy Fair , where the bombshell was dropped. The news predictably came from their spokespeople during a press conference Thursday.

"This is an announcement we thought weíd never make," said Barbieís publicist, Ken Sunshine (. "I will confirm that Ken and Barbie are going to go their separate ways."

I just got back from seeing CAN-CAN at Encores! There were really great performances from Patti Lupone, Charlotte D'Amboise, and Reg Rogers, someone I've never seen before. Michael Nouri was charming and so was Eli Wallach. For me, a lot of the fun was hearing a fine band play the interesting scene change music.

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"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats" - Albert Schweitzer

I don't usually watch DVDs again and again and again but I have (appropriately) watched "The Triplets Of Belville" three times in three days. I have wanted to share it with friends. And I thought I was someone who would never do anything thrice.

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"I'm sixty-three and I guess that puts me with the geriatrics, but if there were fifteen months in every year, I'd only be forty-three".James Thurber 1957

Nearly the end of the day and I have refrained from discussing the topic of the day. I do remember the where and the when and most definitely the who. And I have no regrets. My teenage years were very enjoyable and life was a lot safer in the 1960's.

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"I'm sixty-three and I guess that puts me with the geriatrics, but if there were fifteen months in every year, I'd only be forty-three".James Thurber 1957

Topic of the day: I really don't remember who gave me my first (non-familial) kiss. My first regular kissing was my ex-boyfriend...it's been about four years since we met and about a half a year since we broke up (the long distance thing just didn't work for us). We're still friends, though, so when we do get together.... (I know, I know...TMI!)

I've only ever kissed girls (shudder...but please, take no offense esteemed women of HHW!) when I was on stage in shows. I played Lord Brockhurst in The Boy Friend and had to kiss Dulcie. I also played Hero in A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum and had to kiss Phylia. They were great friends, so that made it a lot easier.

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Voldemort is basically a middle school girl: he has a locket, a diary, a tiara, a ring, and is completely obsessed with a teenage boy.

Oh yeah, first kiss stories. To be totally honest, the first actual kiss I had was technically during a game of spin the bottle. Ugh...we don't talk about that. The next one was my first boyfriend, who was a terrible kisser. But the first kiss that I, to quote Jed "felt down to my toes," was my only real long term boyfriend. Sitting on his couch, watching Empire Strikes Back, which, to this day, I have never really seen the ending of... It was a great kiss...matter of fact, he gave me a lot of great kisses...